University of Basra Holds Awareness Workshop on Early Detection of Breast Cancer
The Center for Marine Sciences at the University of Basra held an awareness workshop titled “Early Detection of Breast Cancer,” under the supervision of the Women’s Affairs Unit and in collaboration with Ibn Ghazwan General Maternity and Children’s Hospital
The workshop aimed to instill early awareness and establish a culture of preventive screening as a health habit among women from an early age; to train awareness ambassadors; to prepare faculty and staff to share this knowledge with their families and communities; and to encourage faculty and administrative staff to undergo regular (mammograms), providing a supportive work environment, affirming the university’s enlightening role in serving the community, and strengthening its ties with healthcare institutions.
The session, presented by Dr. Zainab Kamel Dahi from Ibn Ghazwan General Maternity and Children’s Hospital, included an overview of breast cancer, the importance of early detection in raising recovery rates to 90%, identifying normal and warning signs that warrant screening, screening methods, and the procedure for monthly self-examination (practical steps), as well as when and where clinical examinations and mammograms are performed, healthy lifestyle practices, and the provision of psychological and social support.